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							<p>In comparison with other industrialized nations throughout the world, Americans' health status comes poorly in spite of the 
							country's highly developed technologies and abundance in resources. Reasons for accessibility issues are the barriers related to 
							gaps between the insured and the uninsured, black and white (and any other racial groups), the rural and urban, and the rich and poor. 
							Over time, it has been noted that one of the most rapidly growing sector of the country when it comes to the expenditures, is the 
							Health Care industry. A massive part of the society's finances is being incurred to health care when a lot of citizens do not
							necessarily need those type of care. That is on top of the costs of the basic services for the people. </p>
							
							<p>Decision makers of the state are faced with the issue of the limited access to health care services for the estimated 45 
							million underinsured or uninsured Americans. Basically, the issue is more of a moral rather than an economic one. Opposing
							viewpoints among different parties have been taken on this issue on whether society in general has the obligation to make sure 
							that everyone has the right to health care and whether the health care system also has that obligation to ensure the availability 
							of such care. Take for instance these opposing viewpoints between two physicians. According to P.H. Elias, "Physicians who limit
							their office practice to insured and paying patients declare themselves openly to be merchants rather than professionals. 
							Physicians who value their professionalism should treat office patients on the basis of need, not remuneration." On the other 
							hand for R. M. Sade, "Medical care is neither a right nor a privilege; it is a service that is provided by doctors to others
							who wish to purchase it."  </p>
							
							<p>Despite the differences in views of health care providers in terms of their individual obligations in the provision of
							uncompensated care, the health care system itself has addressed to the issue thorough cost shifting of care from the uninsured 
							to the insured individuals. Currently, under the pressures brought about by the price-competitive market, health care providers 
							are in the position of collaborating with the government in addressing accessibility problems in health care. </p>
							
							<p>The suffering for supposedly preventable illnesses, complications, job losses, family disorders, bankruptcy, pain, 
							and even early death has been inevitable for the people. In addition, others pay too.  Furthermore, increase in the 
							infection rates has been evident, public safety and health are being compromised, cases in homelessness and crimes increase, 
							and productivity drops.  Due to cost shifting, charges for health care services and insurance premiums increase.  </p>
							
							<p>Generally, accessibility to health care means these three basic things:</p>
							
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								<li><strong>Care is available. </strong></li>
								<p>Proper diagnosis and treatment are provided to people. Quality preventive care is also made available to people 
								early enough to prevent any complication and illness. Provision of health care services offered is within a reasonable
								distance from the community where people reside.</p>
								
								<li><strong>Care is appropriate. </strong></li>
								<p>The appropriate health care professionals and specialists provide services that match to their corresponding 
								specializations to the people. Barriers in culture and language are being attended in a way that proper diagnoses 
								are given to the patients and they can effectively communicate with their medical service providers. </p>
								
								<li><strong>Care is affordable. </strong></li>
								<p>Provision of the basic health insurance coverage is given to all the citizens throughout the nation. Adjustment 
								in any additional, out-of-pocket charges is done in favour for those individuals with low income. Usually, coverage
								gaps in health care access could not easily be bridged by the communities themselves alone, however they can alleviate 
								the impact created by the gaps by guaranteeing the appropriate and available care that is also affordable even to 
								residents who are uninsured. </p>
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							<p>Moreover, effective collaboration can be done by the communities with the federal and state funders to address 
							issues on coverage initiatives.  In some cases, evident gains in terms of insurance coverage have been achieved
							as a result of public-private partnerships done at the community level. The problem however is that sometimes, instead
							of providing assistance to community solutions in addressing the problems of accessibility in health care, governmental 
							regulations hinder such possibilities. As reforms on financing policies for health care are being created and decided
							upon by the state, the work can be empowered by the effective collaboration with the communities to make accessibility 
							of health care services wider for the public. </p>
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